Budd Schulberg's cautionary tale of individualism and free enterprise run amok became an unexpected hit in 1941, and the novel's protagonist, Sammy Glick, became an archetype for aggressive hustlers and ruthless heels with an insatiable desire to succeed; its controversial exposure of the underbelly of Hollywood assured that no studio would touch it. This 1959 adaptation for NBC's Sunday Showcase anthology series, the only film version available (a 1949 kinescope starring Josť Ferrer was lost), stars Larry Blyden as the unscrupulous title character who rises from copy boy to the head of a major studio. A 16-page booklet reveals fascinating details of Schulberg's novel and the TV production.